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2 Comments

carol ann kerr

Posted May 17, 2016 at 4:08 pm PDT

in this day and age of heightened security when flying, I am increasingly being patted down over my ostomy site. It happens after raising my arms in the enhanced X ray machine. Is there anything available to help identify us as non threatening surgery survivors? I sure that there are enough of us Baby Boomers to justify some authentication that would minimize our potential for embarrassment

Aimee Sharp

Posted August 8, 2016 at 4:15 pm PDT

Hi Carol. Thanks for the comment, but sorry to hear you’re experiencing extra security measures. Our suggestion would be to print out a TSA Disability Notification Card (you can find a link to them in our post about traveling with an ostomy here). We hope that helps, and happy flying! -Aimee, Shield HealthCare